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My Adorable Jesus
When I was a child, on Lenten Fridays my mother would corral us into the Subaru and head to church for Stations of the Cross. Afterward, we would rumble...
Redeeming the Time with St. Patrick
Every St. Patrick’s Day, some people insist on repeating “surprising” facts about Ireland’s patron saint. One of the most common is: “Did you know St. Patrick wasn’t Irish? He...
Ring, Catholic Bells!
The bells at my parish had been silent for years. They rested in their tower quietly amid the wind, rain, and occasional flocks of pigeons. But starting two years...
The Ordinary Time Being
Ordinary Time is upon us. It does seem like a sorry exchange to go from Christmas and Epiphany to the ordinary. Some may long for a liturgical year in...
How to Make Liberal Democracy Safe for Religion
Making Religion Safe for Democracy: Transformation from Hobbes to Tocqueville j. judd owencambridge, 182 pages, $95.00 J. Judd Owen’s Making Religion Safe for Democracy challenges both secular and religious...